How to Turn off Your Monitor Using a Keyboard Hotkey
0How to Turn off Your Monitor Using a Keyboard Hotkey
Command/Path Used:
powershell.exe -Command "(Add-Type '[DllImport(\"user32.dll\")]public static extern int SendMessage(int hWnd,int hMsg,int wParam,int lParam);' -Name a -Pas)::SendMessage(-1,0x0112,0xF170,2)"
If you want to turn off the monitor on Windows 10, you can do so using a desktop shortcut. You can use it in a single monitor or a dual monitor setup. You can create a shortcut and then set the keyboard shortcut.
Have you ever wanted to hit a shortcut key to turn off the monitor? Sure, you can use the Win+L combination to lock the screen, but that leaves your monitor on… and those of us with multiple monitors find it a pain to hunt down the power buttons all the time.
Let’s assume that you want to turn off the laptop screen when using an external monitor. There are several methods to do it. Using ScreenOff, you can turn off a laptop screen but keep it running. However, if you do not want to use third-party software and instead want to get the same result using a mouse-click, use this trick.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.